BARBI TWINS: Shane and Sia Barbi, Best Known Collectively as "The Barbi Twins", are Vegan Animal Activists, Rescuers, Authors and Spokespersons for Animal Rights: Educating and Advocating for the Safety and Well Being of All Animals and Marine Life Across the Globe. Media contact for Barbi Twins (Events, Support, etc): James Gonis, (310) 315-8635, jamesg@playboy.com

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Every animal activist and environmentalist knows vegan Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, but others may know him as the most famous Captain in the world from his TV show “Whale Wars” and as one of the founders of Greenpeace. He is mostly known for confronting illegal poachers of whales and other mammals. My sister and I are fortunate to know him as a humble, wise, protective, down to earth guy that happens to be the most famous environmentalist and animal activist in the world, dedicated mostly to marine conservation.

Sea Shepherd said Watson is accused of violating ships’ traffic during the filming of a documentary in 2002. The group said the incident took place in Guatemalan waters, when Sea Shepherd encountered an illegal shark finning operation run by a Costa Rican ship, the Varadero.

Sea Shepherd said it told the Varadero’s crew to stop and head to port to be prosecuted. The crew accused Sea Shepherd of trying to kill them. However, on the contrary, the video proves to be good evidence that this is not true. In actuality, Sea Shepherd uncovered illegal shark fining activities. These ridiculous charges need to be dropped, and Costa Rica needs to stand behind Sea Shepherd in protecting brutal, illegal poaching of sharks and other sea life!

Captain Paul Watson waits in jail and is moments away from possibly being extradited to Costa Rica, which will not be good. Paul Watson’s freedom is at the mercy of the Honorable Minister of Justice and the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs.

My sister and I, as strong Sea Shepherd supporters, are calling on every animal and conservation activist or anyone that supports freedom of speech, to help Captain Paul Watson by contacting the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to ask them to stop this unfair “political” extradition!

Please call, email, and fax the following Ministers:

Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Federal Minister of Justice

Deutscher Bundestag

Platz der Republik

11011 Berlin

Telephone 030 – 227 751 62

Fax 030 – 227 764 02

E-Mail: sabine.leutheusser-schnarrenberger@bundestag.de

Federal Ministry of Justice

Mohrenstrasse

37 10117 Berlin

Germany

Telephone: +49 (030) 18 580-0

Telefax: +49 (030) 18 580-9525

Dr. Guido Westerwelle – Minister of Foreign Affairs

FDP-Bundestagsfraktion

Platz der Republik 1 11011

Berlin

Tel.: 030 / 22771636

Fax: 030 / 22776562

E-Mail: guido.westerwelle@bundestag.de

This decision affects all animal and environmental activists, and could set precedence in the activist world. We need to support and stand behind Captain Paul Watson who has done no crime, and defends the defenseless by exposing and confronting corruption or illegal activities.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

The Barbi twins and I agree to disagree on a lot of issues, but I certainly commend them for doing their homework. They vehemently oppose horse slaughter on the grounds that horses weren’t bred for human consumption. I did not ask them to comment on zoo animal consumption of horse meat, but I pretty much know where they stand.

The Barbi twins assert that “horses were bred and domesticated to be companion animals like a dog or cat. They also served as working animals on farms, and provided transport for people. They also risked their lives in wartime.”

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Barbi Twins and Elayne Boosler combine efforts to help Stray Cat Alliance's petition against the repeal of the Hayden Law which was written to protect shelter animals.

Elayne, Shane and Sia - The "Triplets"
Elayne Boosler and the Barbi Twins

Elayne: "Then came the "Hayden Law." SB 1785, named for its sponsor,
California State Sen. Tom Hayden, became a life saver for adoptable
shelter animals, and a humane and valued partner to animal rescuers and
owners. It made animal shelters more accountable. It gave the public
longer to find their lost animals before they were killed. It mandated
more "work friendly" hours to the public for going to the shelters. It
was so good, after a few years it expanded to offer owner-surrendered
animals the same amount of time (four to six business days) to stay
alive for adoption and rescue instead of being instantly killed.

Better and better, right? And now, worse. Gov. Jerry Brown wants to
repeal the Hayden Law. Everything comes down to money, but even here,
the math is wrong"